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forty-ninth

UK/ˌfɔːti ˈnaɪnθ/US/ˌfɔɹti ˈnaɪnθ/

forty-ninth adjective: the ordinal form of the number forty-nine, describing a person or thing in position number 49 of a sequence.

Adjective

forty-ninth

  1. The ordinal form of the number forty-nine, describing a person or thing in position number 49 of a sequence.
    • The answer appears on the forty-ninth page of the book.
    • She finished forty-ninth in the race.
    Synonyms:
    49th

Noun

forty-ninth (plural forty-ninths)

  1. One of forty-nine equal parts of a whole.
    • A forty-ninth of 980 is 20.

forty-ninth meaning in Hindi, Telugu and Malayalam

forty-ninth in Hindi

ordinal form of forty-nine
उनचासवाँ uncāsvā̃
one of 49 equal parts
उनचासवाँ uncāsvā̃

forty-ninth in Telugu

forty-ninth
నలభైతొమ్మిదవ nalabhaitommidava

forty-ninth in Malayalam

ordinal form of forty-nine
നാല്പത്തൊൻപതാം nālpattoṉpatāṁ, നാല്പത്തിയൊമ്പതാം nālpattiyompatāṁ

Synonyms of forty-ninth

Forms of forty-ninth

pluralforty-ninths

Origin of forty-ninth

From forty-nine + -th (ordinal suffix).

Words formed from forty-ninth

Questions about forty-ninth

What does forty-ninth mean?
Forty-ninth means the ordinal form of the number forty-nine, describing a person or thing in position number 49 of a sequence.
What is forty-ninth in Hindi?
Forty-ninth in Hindi is उनचासवाँ (uncāsvā̃). See Forty-ninth meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is forty-ninth?
Forty-ninth can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce forty-ninth?
Forty-ninth is pronounced /ˌfɔːti ˈnaɪnθ/ (UK).

Words near forty-ninth in the dictionary

  1. forty-legs
  2. forty-leven
  3. forty-nine
  4. forty-niner
  5. forty-niners
  6. forty-ninth
  7. forty-ninth parallel
  8. forty-ninths
  9. forty-one
  10. forty-oneth
  11. forty-rod

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Adapted from Wiktionary: forty-ninth (page history and authors); నలభైతొమ్మిదవ (Telugu) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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